Guide to Mid-City Katrina Cemetery Tour
NEW ORLEANS HISTORY
On this tour, you will explore an amazing collection of five cemeteries in the New Orleans’ Mid City neighborhood. Learn about the trials and tribulations of New Orleans’ early Irish immigrants in St. Patrick Cemetery as well as the devastating effects of yellow fever in the Charity Hospital Cemetery. Experience stunning architecture and admire some of the city’s most extravagant tombs in Greenwood and Cypress Grove cemeteries. Lastly, conclude your tour with an overview of the lasting effects of Hurricane Katrina. Meanwhile, paying respect to the many lives lost in the Hurricane Katrina Memorial Cemetery. Get a glimpse of New Orleans’ mysterious Odd Fellows Rest which was the final resting place for members of a faded secret society. If you were looking to go into a New Orleans Cemetery book this tour as St. Louis #1 cemetery is closed.
WALK INTO A NEW ORLEANS CEMETERY
New Orleans has many different types of burial styles. Therefore, this tour will provide an overview of the burial styles commonly used. Each New Orleans Cemetery visited has a unique history, architecture, and cultural significance. In addition, your tour guide will point out the tombs of several iconic New Orleanians ranging from local politicians to famous authors. Due to Covid-19 this is one of the only tours that go into a cemetery. However, if you want to go into a cemetery at night check out the Haunted Cemetery Bus Tour.
HAUNTED CITY CEMETERY BUS TOUR
Welcome to New Orleans, inventor of the cocktail and Louisiana’s most haunted city! Guests on this New Orleans Haunted City and Cemetery Tour will have the opportunity to visit a cemetery at night and explore the city’s historic neighborhoods. This is a two-hour bus tour which makes several stops along the way.
HAUNTED CEMETERIES FEATURED ON TV
Enjoy a cocktail or beer at our bar stop while we search for paranormal activity. Your tour guide will lead the way with an EMF Reader and explain how to use them to search for paranormal activity. Feel free to bring your own meter and share your findings with us! Make sure to ask your guide if you would like to see the videos of documented ghosts and spirits that haunt this converted church. We have several videos and images to share, so don’t miss out!
ABOVE GROUND CEMETERY EXPERIENCE
Travel to two different locations and explore haunted New Orleans cemeteries at night. Our guides will have EMF readers to help locate any spirits or paranormal phenomena. While we are fascinated with the paranormal we also respect those who are buried at these locations. Please share in this respect with us and make sure to follow your tour guide during the duration of the tour.
Tours daily:
Time: 2 to 3:30PM
Location: Morning Call, 5101 Canal Boulevard
